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== Citation for This Collection &nbsp; ==

== Citation for This Collection &nbsp; ==

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Record Description

This is a collection of mixed records from the city archives of Cottbus. Most of the records are handwritten in narrative style and, in later years, in formatted forms. The record text is in German. Includes military records, land & property records, citizen rolls, Jewish records, city directories, and some items from Sandow.

This collection may include records such as:

Wills and estates

Land and tenancy records

Court records

Tax records

Funeral sermons and sexton records

Voting registers

Council meeting protocols

Hospital books

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Names of parents, children, witnesses

Dates and places of events, ages

Residence and religion of principals

Occupation of principal person and maybe of other people listed depending on the record

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